Premier Scott Moe discusses the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal's ruling on the constitutionality of the carbon tax. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment Sean Fraser responds. University of Ottawa law professor Errol Mendes interprets ...Show More

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on boosting loans for canola farmers. Former Canadian diplomat to China Gordon Houlden weighs in on the ongoing dispute with China. The Power Panel takes on Liberal MP Andrew Leslie's decision not to run in th...Show More

Former Canadian Ambassador to Venezuela Ben Rowswell on the Venezuelan uprising. Senator Pierre Dalphond on the Senate Ethics Committee's call for a suspension of Senator Lynn Beyak. The Power Panel weighs in on Jason Kenney's swearing-in as Alberta ...Show More

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau responds to criticism from the Conservatives that the government isn't doing enough to respond to the canola dispute with China. A former ambassador to China weighs in. Plus, the Power Panel discusses whether ...Show More

As Montreal declares a state of emergency, Ottawa prepares for voluntary evacuations in the west end of the city. City Councillor George Darouze and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety Karen McCrimmon discuss what is being done t...Show More

The PCs fell two seats short of enough seats to form a majority in P.E.I. and the Greens will form the official opposition. Both party's leaders discuss how they plan to move forward. Plus: Former diplomat Colin Robertson weighs in on the canola disp...Show More

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on the canola crisis and what he needs from the federal government. Ontario NDP MPP Bhutila Karpoche weighs in on the Ford government's budget cuts to public health and legal aid. The Power Panel digs into election day ...Show More

Voters in Prince Edward Island will cast their ballots tomorrow with the latest polls suggesting the Green Party is leading a tight, three-way race. Will it be enough to allow them to form their first government? Plus: A comedian has been elected Ukr...Show More

Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find that Donald Trump or members of his campaign worked with Russia during the 2016 presidential election, but the report appeared to paint a picture of a president taking steps to control the i...Show More

The United Conservative Party won a majority government in Alberta. P&P talks to political strategists, Quebec's Christopher Skeete, CBC Polls Analyst Eric Grenier, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers CEO Tim McMillan and Minister of Natural ...Show More

Albertans head to the polls to decide whether to give Rachel Notley and the NDP government a second mandate, or choose Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party to lead the province for the next four years.

Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities Merrilee Fullerton on changes to funding for post-secondary institutions. Canadian Council for Refugees Executive Director Janet Dench on cuts to Legal Aid Ontario. The Power Panel weighs in on the Ontari...Show More

MPs debate the Liberal government's decision to give $12 million to Loblaws to help the company install more energy-efficient fridges. Then we hear from the Power Panel, a refugee lawyer and former foreign affairs minister on proposed changes to Cana...Show More

Canadians are vulnerable to foreign interference in this fall's federal election - and the meddling is already underway, according to a new report from Canada's electronic spy agency. Plus: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has received a lawsuit thr...Show More

SNC-Lavalin, the company at the centre of a national political storm, underscores what it calls new and troubling facts in a fresh court bid for a special agreement to avoid prosecution on corruption charges. Plus: Minister of Environment Catherine M...Show More

Sources tell CBC News that Jody Wilson-Raybould demanded an apology and the firing of three people involved in the affair. Jane Philpott says an apology from the PM would have contained the SNC-Lavalin controversy. Indigenous Services Minister Seamus...Show More

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is defending its feminist credentials as Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott, the two women he ejected from the Liberal caucus, say they have no regrets about standing up to the prime minister on principl...Show More

Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott have been kicked out of the Liberal caucus. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision in front of his caucus and the media earlier tonight. The Power Panel - Tim Murphy, Tim Powers, Francoise Boivin a...Show More

A member of the First Nations community reacts to Trudeau's response to protesters of the mercury crisis. Plus: Quebec introduces its controversial secularism bill, and a battle over the right to "bare" arms in the B.C. legislature.

MPs take a break from a marathon voting session to debate parliamentary privilege after Jane Philpott, and a former House of Commons law clerk weighs in. Plus: Doug Ford's government tweaks its controversial autism program changes.

MPs debate the SNC-Lavalin affair and budget 2019. The Power Panel discusses Celina Caesar-Chavannes' departure from caucus, the Conservatives' plan to force a marathon vote in the House and remarks made by SNC-Lavalin CEO Neil Bruce.

Should economic interests factor into decisions over deferred prosecution? Civil law professor Jennifer Quaid weighs in. The Power Panel discusses rumours that Brian Jean is returning to politics. Plus Ontario promises to use every tool to fight the ...Show More

A number of countries around the world are either grounding or banning Boeing's 737 Max 8 jets from the country's air space following the crash in Ethiopia over the weekend. But Canada's Transport Minister says Ottawa has no plans to keep them out of...Show More

The NDP's deputy leader Alexandre Boulerice on his party's Quebec-specific strategy. Plus: the OECD voices concerns over SNC-Lavalin, and the NYT's Venezuela reporter updates P&P on the blackout currently blanketing the country.

Lawrence MacAulay and Marie-Claude Bibeau on their new roles in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet and the ongoing fallout from the SNC-Lavalin affair. Plus, the Power Panel - Martin Patriquin, Marieke Walsh, Marie Vastel and Paul Wells weigh in...Show More

Jody Wilson-Raybould says she faced intense political pressure and veiled threats related to the SNC-Lavalin affair, and was warned directly by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the negative consequences if the Quebec-based company faced prosecutio...Show More

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould can address quote 'revelant matters' on the SNC-Lavalin controversy. What does that mean? MPs and the Power Panel debate. Plus, a law professor who testified before the j...Show More

Natural Resources Min. Sohi and Alberta Premier Notley react to the NEB's report giving the green light to the Trans Mountain project. Plus: Autism program protests in Ontario, and the father of a Danforth shooting victim on action against gun violen...Show More

Justice committee MPs on the bombshell first day of testimonies. Plus: Minister of Indigenous Services Seamus O'Regan on the Cat Lake housing crisis, why Canada's ambassador to the U.S. is "optimistic" about Trump lifting the steel and aluminium tari...Show More

The Liberals used their majority to vote against a public inquiry into the SNC-Lavalin controversy; MPs debate. Plus, the Power Panel and Eddie Goldenberg, former senior adviser to prime minister Jean Chretien, weighs in on the ongoing affair.

Trudeau shares new information on his meetings with the former justice minister before Jody Wilson-Raybould resigned. Plus: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on his next steps in his carbon tax court battle, Sarnia mayor Mike Bradley on the importance o...Show More

A legal expert and judge on why "the rule of law can't be shut down" in the SNC-Lavalin case. Plus: Calls for Lisa McLeod to resign over Ontario autism program overhaul, and Trump declares a national emergency to get his border wall funded.

MPs debate the scope of the justice committee's probe of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, before the Power Panel digs in - Melissa Lantsman, Bruce Spence, Amanda Alvaro and Kathleen Monk. Then CBC's Dave Seglins walks us through his investigations of the...Show More

Opposition parties are calling for an emergency hearing and investigation into allegations the Prime Minister's Office tried to intervene in a criminal case against SNC-Lavalin; MPs debate and the Power Panel digs in. Plus, a corporate law expert dig...Show More

A new report alleges the PMO pressured former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in a criminal case against SNC-Lavalin; the Prime Minister has denied the allegations. MPs debate, then the Power Panel weighs in. Plus, an economist joi...Show More

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Brazil's foreign minister and the UK's minister for Europe and the Americas discuss today's Lima Group emergency meeting on Venezuela. Plus: the Power Panel digs into a poll on federal party support in Queb...Show More

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan weighs in on both the U.S. decision to suspend a key nuclear treaty and the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. Former senior white house adviser Eric Farnsworth breaks down the crisis in Caracas. Ontario Health Minister Chris...Show More

MPs weigh in on a PBO report that says Ottawa may have overpaid for TMX by as much as $1B. Plus, NDP MPs have told CBC News that they warned Jagmeet Singh in June that he's finished as party leader if he doesn't win the Burnaby South byelection, Hann...Show More

China reacts to U.S. indictments against Huawei. How will it impact Canada? P&P has analysis and insights. Plus: Green Party leader Elizabeth May on C-69 concerns, and an immigration lawyer weighs in on the government's new "first-come, first-served"...Show More

MPs react to U.S. announcement of 13 charges against Huawei. Plus: Canada's big city mayors look ahead to federal election as House returns, and the sentencing hearing in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash begins.

The RCMP have laid terrorism charges against a young man in Kingston, Ontario; Jessica Davis and Pierre-Yves Bourduas discuss. Plus, Aaron Blake catches us up on news stateside. And the Power Panel - Johanna Chiu, Jen Gerson, Martin Patriquin and J.P...Show More

Former Canadian Ambassador to Venezuela Ben Rowswell weighs in on the political crisis engulfing Venezuela. Former Ambassador David Mulroney weighs in on McCallum's remarks. The Power Panel - Omar Khan, Andrew Thomson, Geoff Norquay and Katie Simpson...Show More

The U-S confirms it will seek Meng Wanzhou's extradition from Canada. Former state department official Michael Fuchs weighs in. Special adviser to the B.C. Speaker of the House Alan Mullen discusses that explosive spending scandal report. The Power P...Show More

Ontario Premier Doug Ford rings the warning bell that a carbon tax could lead to a recession. The province's environmental minister is here. Plus: extreme freeze across Canada, Brexit plan B and opting out of pot shops.

How should the Prime Minister handle deteriorating relations with China? MPs debate before the Power Panel weighs in. Plus, Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake weighs in on a bombshell report about President Trump.

Canada's Ambassador to China will brief a Parliamentary committee tomorrow; MPs discuss what they want to hear. Ex-Liberal candidate Karen Wang on seeking a second chance in the Burnaby South byelection. The Power Panel - Andrew Thomson, Laura Stone,...Show More

Former U.K. High Commissioner to Canada Anthony Cary on what's next for Brexit. Ujjal Dossanjh and Olivia Chow on Liberal candidate Karen Wang's exit from the Burnaby by-election following racial comments. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale on civ...Show More

A British Tory MP looks at the consequences of today's vote and the path forward. Plus: The Power Panel digs into Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains' meeting with GM execs, and Canada's former ambassador to China discusses the case of detained Canadia...Show More

Trudeau's two new rookie ministers, David Lametti and Bernadette Jordan, discuss their new portfolios. Plus: the latest on a Canadian being sentenced to the death penalty in China, and looking ahead to the Brexit vote.

Canada has granted a Saudi teen asylum after she allegedly fled family abuse. Bessma Momani and Dennis Horak on what this could mean for Canada-Saudi relations. Plus, Ont. AG Caroline Mulroney on Saturday's pot lottery. And the Power Panel - Marie Va...Show More

What's at the heart of the Wet'suwet'en Nation pipeline protests? Legal counsel for the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs explains. Plus, Ont. P.C. MPP Paul Calandra on the legal challenge against his government's repeal of the 2015 sex-ed curriculum. A...Show More

CBC News has learned that Ottawa hosted quiet talks between Canadian and North Korean officials in September 2018 - former Canadian Ambassador to South Korea Marius Grinius weighs in. Unifor President Jerry Dias discusses his meeting with GM, before ...Show More

Conservative MP Michael Cooper on his conversation with Chinese officials about detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig. Former Canadian diplomat to China Gordon Houlden weighs in whether the Canadian delegation to China can make any hea...Show More

Economists Dawn Desjardins and Royce Mendes discuss volatile stock markets and what they could mean for Canada's economy. The Washington Post's Aaron Blake weighs in on Mitt Romney, Donald Trump and the U.S. government shutdown. The Power Panel takes...Show More

How well did the Power Panel follow the political headlines of 2018? We put four of them to the test. Tim Powers, Amanda Alvaro, Eric Grenier and Kathleen Monk battle it out in eight categories to take home the inaugural P&P Quiz Show Trophy.

Global Affairs Canada confirmed Wednesday that a third Canadian has been detained in China. Former foreign affairs minister Peter MacKay weighs in. Plus, Thomas Juneau discusses Trump's decision to pull troops from Syria. And the Power Panel - Tim Mu...Show More

How should the government respond to China's detention of two Canadians? MPs debate. Plus, Brock University's Charles Burton and Eurasia Group's Michael Hirson discuss the state of Canada-China-U.S. relations. And representative from Canada's agri-fo...Show More

Should Canadians be worried about travelling to China in light of the detention of Michael Kovrig and the arrest of the Huawei CFO? Public Safety Min. Ralph Goodale is here. Plus: Alberta's energy minister on new refinery pitch.

Rodney Stafford on learning that his daughter's killer Michael Rafferty was moved to a medium security prison. Business Council of Canada's Brian Kingston on potential Chinese retaliation over the Huawei arrest. The Power Panel - Brad Lavigne, Yolan...Show More

The Prime Minister and premiers met today in Montreal for the first ministers meeting. P&P speaks with Premiers Rachel Notley, Scott Moe, Blaine Higgs and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc. Plus, the Power Panel weighs in on it all.

Ontario's economic development minister Todd Smith on Premier Doug Ford's threat to walk out on Trudeau ahead of First Ministers' meeting. Plus: Canada's Huawei arrest consequences, and Jason Kenney seeks to join the fight against the national carbon...Show More

MPs debate how Ottawa can help Alberta and Saskatchewan and then the Power Panel offers their snappy take. Plus: Canadian youth at COP24 climate talks, and French fuel tax protests - are there lessons for other countries as the Macron government back...Show More

Liberal MP Marco Mendicino defends his government's back-to-work legislation. A former adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says we should halt arms exports to Saudi Arabia. Plus, the Power Panel breaks down Premier Doug Ford back tracking on his...Show More

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan responds to the blistering Auditor General report. Plus: the AG says the CRA is treating taxpayers differently - are you one of them? And the Washington Post's Aaron Blake walks us through President Donald Trump's shock...Show More

Canadian crude has fallen to a record low and industry is divided over what to do. Richard Masson weighs in. Plus, MP Erin O'Toole on why he says he has doubts about the government's numbers on child killer transfers to healing lodges. The Power Pane...Show More

We break down what's at stake in tomorrow's U.S. midterm races, and party strategists debate the tactics behind Premier Ford's surprise shake-up. Plus: the Power Panel on the Ford cabinet shuffle, and retired General Rick Hillier on a special WWI pro...Show More

Outgoing Premier Brian Gallant discusses the fall of the Liberal government in New Brunswick. Plus, the Washington Post's Aaron Blake previews Tuesday's U.S. midterms and former Liberal cabinet minister John Manley joins Vassy for the second instalme...Show More

The father of "Jihadi Jack" says information exists that proves his son was not a supporter of the Islamic State. Plus Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould on the nomination of the first ever debates commissioner.

David Frum weighs in on the political climate in the U.S. as authorities arrest a "partisan" suspect in the mail bomb case. Plus, Public Services Minister Carla Qualtrough on the state of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. And the Power Panel we...Show More

Several high-profile Trump-critics were targeted with homemade bombs Wednesday - stateside reporters bring us the latest. Plus, the man behind Manitoba's now defunct climate change strategy weighs in on the pricing carbon in Canada. And Alberta's env...Show More

MPs debate and Bob Rae weighs in on the Canadian arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Plus, an Ont. MPP plans on tabling a bill aimed at punishing returning ISIS fighters. Eric Grenier and the Power Panel preview the 2019 federal election.

What risk do returning Canadian ISIS fighters pose? Amarnath Amarasingam met with some of the detainees in Syria. Plus: the Power Panel on politicians blocking people on social media and P&P looks ahead to the U.S. midterms.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale discusses the Liberal governments plan to issue pot pardons today. Plus, former premiers Christy Clark and Robert Ghiz and two licensed producers weigh in on day one of legalization.

On this special show, P&P tells you everything you need to know about pot legalization. Plus: Pot pardons, roadside testing for impaired driving, the road to legalization, U.S. border concerns, and the Power Panel takes your questions.

We're just two days away from legal weed. Are police ready? Vassy asks CACP President Adam Palmer. Canada's former ambassador to Saudi Arabia weighs in on the Jamal Khashoggi case. Plus, the Power Panel discusses the Conservative attack lines of the ...Show More

A marijuana executive plans to fight the country's new drug-impaired driving rules. How will the new laws hold up? Vassy asks the B.C. Solicitor General. Plus, new Canadian steel safeguards anger Mexico. And Trudeau comments on Jamal Khashoggi's assa...Show More

Constitutional law expert Errol Mendes weighs in on the Supreme Court's ruling on the government's duty to consult First Nations before introducing new legislation. The Washington Post's Aaron Blake discusses Kanye West's visit to the White House and...Show More

Canada is one week out from legalization. Is Canada really ready for this new era? We hear from MPs, a senior policy analyst with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, and, of course, the Power Panel. Plus, the authors of a new report on w...Show More

Are pot suppliers ready for demand come Oct. 17? Plus: the COO of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports on being targeted by Russian hackers, and Stephen Harper's former trade adviser Adam Taylor on the USMCA.

Tori Stafford's father, Rodney Stafford, on the transfer of his daughter's killer to a healing lodge. Mary Campbell, former director general of criminal justice with Public Safety, on the government's powers when it comes to individual cases. Plus, N...Show More

Is a trade deal with China off the table thanks to the new USMCA? Trade Diversification Min. Jim Carr is here. Plus: Andrew Weaver on the LNG deal, Eric digs into the stunning Quebec election results, and the U.S. ambassador to NATO veers off Trump's...Show More

Canada, the U.S. and Mexico secured a new trade deal Sunday night. Was it a win for Canada? On today's pod: Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton, opposition MPs Dean Allison and Tracey Ramsey, former premiers Christy Clark, Bob Rae and J...Show More

Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have both testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The Power Panel and two American journalists weigh in with their analysis.

It was always going to be spectacular - but at times it was stunning. U.S. President Donald Trump stood before a packed room of reporters and fielded questions for more than 80 minutes today. He covered a lot of ground - from the allegations against ...Show More

New Brunswick's PC leader Blaine Higgs on what's next in the province's election limbo. Plus: the Power Panel on "unparliamentary language" in Question Period today, and Trump and Trudeau avoid trade tension at the UN.

The latest on the tornado that ripped through Ottawa and parts of Quebec. Plus: Ont. Liberal finance critic Mitzi Hunter on Ontario's finance probe, and former ambassador to the UN Paul Heinbecker on what's happening behind-the-scenes as Canada campa...Show More

International Trade Minister Jim Carr on the state of NAFTA talks. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna from the G7 environment summit. Plus, Canada's Amb. to the UN on Canada's quest for a seat at the UN Security Council.

Katie Simpson and a former U.S. diplomat walk us through the latest NAFTA threats facing Canada. Plus: Min. Dominic LeBlanc on breaching the ethics rules, and B.C. Solicitor-General Mike Farnsworth on legal pot and the border.

Premier Doug Ford's parliamentary assistant Stephen Lecce on invoking the notwithstanding clause, and it's 400 days until the 2019 election - as the Liberals and NDP gather for caucus meetings, are the parties ready?

Doug Ford's plan to use the notwithstanding clause has sparked a fierce debate in Canadian politics. Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman and Halifax Mayor Mike Savage discuss. Plus, the Power Panel and University of Regina Professor Emeritus John Whyte weigh...Show More

Doug Ford says he will invoke the notwithstanding clause to shrink the size of Toronto city council. Why? Ontario Municipalities Minister Steve Clark discusses before Toronto city councillors Josh Matlow and Justin Di Ciano go toe-to-toe over the iss...Show More

For a second week in a row, NAFTA talks concluded without a deal. How much longer can talks drag on? John Weekes and Adam Taylor weigh in. Plus, Obama jumps back into the political spotlight and MPs discuss Trans Mountain and the duty to consult Indi...Show More

68 former NDP MPs and MLAs sign a letter criticizing Jagmeet Singh's handling of the complaints against Erin Weir. Plus: political fallout in D.C. after a bombshell anonymous op-ed goes live, Rachel Notley on her TMX meeting with Trudeau, and Vancouv...Show More

Power & Politics looks at Canada's red lines on NAFTA as talks restart, and the New York Times' Ken Vogel walks us through his paper's unprecedented anonymous op-ed detailing an inner White House resistance movement.

Power & Politics kicks off its fall season with Power Lunch - and our first guest is Governor General Julie Payette. Find out why she's not apologizing for her thoughts on global warming, the legacy she hopes to leave as GG, and the most popular Can...Show More

After days of talks, Canada failed to reach an agreement with the U.S. on NAFTA. What happens next? Laura Dawson weighs in. Plus, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc on Trans Mountain.

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is in limbo after a court rejected Ottawa's approval of the project. What happens next? Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Plus, Squamish Nation council member and spokesperson Khelsilem Rivers.

Mexico's ambassador to Canada and former U.S. Trade Representative and original NAFTA negotiator Carla Hills discuss Mexico's deal with the United States and its ramifications for Canada. Plus: the Power Panel analyzes the repercussions for Jagmeet S...Show More

Mexico and the U.S. reached a preliminary trade deal - is Canada getting left behind? Chair of the Canada-U.S. Cabinet Committee Marc Garneau discusses. Laura Dawson weighs in. Plus, Bob Rae discusses a new UN report that says top military figures in...Show More

P&P was in Halifax today, where three thousand Conservatives from across the country gathered for their pre-election policy convention. The timing wasn't ideal. Just yesterday, former leadership candidate Maxime Bernier quit the party - raising fears...Show More

Maxime Bernier announced today that he is walking away from the Conservative party to start his own party. Could it divide the vote in 2019? Party Whip Mark Strahl weighs in before the power panel takes a crack at it. Plus, former Mexican congressman...Show More

U.S. President Donald Trump insists he's done nothing wrong, despite being implicated by his former lawyer in a federal crime. How might this all unfold? Former U.S federal prosecutor John Flannery and former U.S. independent presidential candidate E...Show More

Canada is getting a new statutory holiday to remember and reflect on the tragic legacy of the residential school system. How significant a step is it? AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde weighs in. Plus, Khadija Cajee, a parent of a no-fly list kid, ...Show More

The federal government is readying emergency measures to protect Canada's steel industry. But could they help one industry, while hurting another? The Canadian Coalition for Construction Steel's Walter Koppelaar and Canadian Labour Congress' Angella ...Show More

Ontario to allow private retailers to sell cannabis, but not on day 1 of legalization. Ontario AG Caroline Mulroney discusses. Plus, NYT's Kenneth Vogel on the latest political news unfolding south of the border.

But what will be the long-term fallout? Foreign Affairs parliamentary secretary Omar Alghabra and former foreign affairs minister Peter MacKay both offer their perspective on the diplomatic dispute between Canada and Saudi Arabia. Then, Eric Grenier ...Show More

A new poll by the Angus Reid Institute suggests that Justin Trudeau's Liberals are losing the political debate over the issue of asylum seekers. Why? We talk to Border Security Minister Bill Blair and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer. Plus, the Cana...Show More

The Liberal government is scaling back on part of its carbon pricing plan. Is it a win for the plan's detractors? Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe weighs in. Plus, experts weigh in on a potential handgun ban.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to shrink Toronto City Council has divided the city. Two city councillors debate. Plus, the Washington Post's Aaron Blake discusses Trump's changing tone on Iran. And the Power Panel weighs in on both issues.

Ont. Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark on Doug Ford's decision to slash the number of Toronto city councillors. Was this a vendetta? Plus: Ontario school boards speak out on sex-ed and former supreme court chief justice Beverley McLachlin on lif...Show More

Woot, woot! A P&P Thursday surprise. The Power Panel stuck around after the show with Vassy to take your questions on immigration and asylum seekers - the BIG political news story heating up this summer for politicians.

National Chief Perry Bellegarde on his controversial second term win. Was his victory tainted? Plus: Newfoundland Premier Dwight Ball, and the Power Panel tackles Ontario's $200 million price tag for housing asylum seekers.

Ontario's Environment Min. Rod Phillips explains why his government is scrapping cap-and-trade and what he plans to do if emitters sue the province. Plus: former CSIS analyst Phil Gurski on ISIS and the Danforth shooting and Trump meets with the EU's...Show More

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tells Vassy what he knows so far about the Toronto shooter. Plus: Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen on the emergency meeting on irregular border crossings, and the Washington Post's Aaron Blake breaks down the pol...Show More

Donald Trump says he misspoke when he sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the issue of U.S. election meddling. He said the misunderstanding is down to his use of a double negative...we'll ask the Power Panel if anyone's buying it. Ontario'...Show More

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet in Helsinki for a high-stakes, high-drama summit. Brookings Institution's Dr. Alina Polyakova gives P&P the political analysis, then Finland's ambassador to Canada explains why his country hosted the meeting. Plus...Show More

Ontario refuses to sign a joint communique on immigration, and the fallout between Immigration Min. Ahmed Hussen and his provincial counterpart Lisa MacLeod is explosive. P&P has all the analysis from Katie Simpson and the Power Panel. Plus: Pod Save...Show More

Donald Trump reaffirmed U.S. commitment to NATO today. Former NATO supreme allied commander James Stavridis tells Power & Politics that it's crisis averted...for now. Plus, Doug Ford's government laid out its agenda in a throne speech today. But was ...Show More

Donald Trump berates NATO allies on defence spending at the leaders' summit. Will his pressure tactics make the alliance stronger, or drive it apart? Former Canadian and US ambassadors to NATO Yves Brodeur and Ivo Daalder are here. Plus, Doug Ford's ...Show More

Did governments see the Greyhound cuts coming, and could they have stopped it? P&P talks to the beleaguered bus company's regional vice president for Western Canada. Plus, a British Conservative MP gives us the inside scoop on the Brexit chaos inside...Show More

A Quebec center for countering radicalization says the number of hate crime reports it received in 2017 was twenty times higher than 2015. What's behind the troubling trend? The center's research manager is here to discuss. Plus, a new report sugges...Show More

Ontario's new PC government said today that the federal government is 100 per cent to blame for the refugee housing crisis gripping Toronto. Ontario says Ottawa should therefore foot 100% of the bills. We ask Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen to resp...Show More

Mexico has elected a populist free trade sceptic as its new president. What does Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's big win mean for the fate of NAFTA? Mexico's Ambassador to Canada is here to discuss. Ontario's new PC government has announced several rev...Show More

Former Mexican Congressman Agustin Barrios Gomez looks ahead to how Mexico's new president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will approach NAFTA and trilateral trade. Plus: Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. have officially kicked in. Is America...Show More

Canada's international trade minister Francois-Philippe Champagne explains what will happen once the retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. kick in on July 1. Plus: Doug Ford's transition team chair discusses the new cabinet, priorities and next steps ...Show More

Earlier this month, the U.S. slapped Canada with tariffs on steel and aluminum. Tomorrow, Canada will reveal exactly how it will strike back. But as the government looks to protect this country - could it also be hurting it? We talk to two representa...Show More

Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt discusses her party's tariff tour around Canada, and Toronto mayor John Tory calls on the federal government to do more to help Toronto's straining shelters and refugees. Plus: an update on the TransMountain pipe...Show More

As forces kick off a year-long peacekeeping mission in Mali, just who can Canadian troops trust? National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan tells Power & Politics it's not about trust, "It's about having faith." Plus. provincial finance ministers gather...Show More

As Canadian peacekeepers arrive in Mali, MPs debate Canada's first peacekeeping mission in nearly 20 years. Plus: Is Canada losing its competitive edge to the U.S.? Two economic experts look at the merits and downsides of slashing corporate taxes. Th...Show More

Foreign Affairs Min. Chrystia Freeland has convened her NAFTA advisory council, but have they reached any consensus about how to move talks forward with the U.S.? Former Industry minister and current council member James Moore updates P&P. Plus: thre...Show More

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale addresses concerns about U.S. border crossings once marijuana is legal. Plus: subway to the suburbs? As Doug Ford promises a subway line to cities outside of Toronto, the Power Panel digs into whether it's somethi...Show More

The date is set. On October 17 - the 95-year prohibition on cannabis will officially come to an end in Canada and recreational weed will be legal across the country. We talk to the Minister of Justice and the Premier of Saskatchewan about what happen...Show More

The Trump administration pulled the U.S. from the UN Human Rights Council today over what it calls "shameless hypocrisy" and bias. But the move comes just one day after the UN Human Rights Commissioner condemned the U.S. policy of separating migrant ...Show More

What will the Trump administration's new 'zero tolerance' immigration policy mean for Canada's own borders, and should Trudeau denounce the family separation happening in the U.S.? MPs and the Power Panel debate. Plus: California and Quebec shut the ...Show More

Katie Simpson has all the details on a death threat received by the U.S. ambassador to Canada. Plus: we explore two angles to a controversial Supreme Court decision that will have implications for religious freedom and LGBTQ rights. The Power Panel d...Show More

Just how serious is Donald Trump about auto tariffs? North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer warns Canadians that the President 'doesn't issue empty threats.' The Power Panel digs into that interview, plus a hot Quebec byelection battleground. Then former Que...Show More

With Canada-U.S. relations at an all time low, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland travelled to Washington today to meet with powerful lawmakers. Her mission - rally U.S. support for the Canadian cause. Was the Minister's message hear...Show More

After weeks of twists and turns, it finally happened. Donald Trump sat down with Kim Jong-un today for a high stakes meeting on nuclear disarmament. But what did the summit accomplish? Was it more than just a glitzy photo-op? Two former ambassadors w...Show More

What will be the diplomatic fallout - and economic impact - from the G7 summit and Trump's comments about Trudeau? Vassy digs into all the angles with cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc, the UK's High Commissioner who was at the summit, the PM's former...Show More

It's official. Ford Nation conquered Ontario in last night's election. How should we interpret the PCs' resounding victory? And what could it mean for federal politics? CBC's Eric Grenier breaks down the results before our Ontario election panel weig...Show More

Donald Trump evoked the torching of the White House during the War of 1812 in a testy phone call with the Prime Minister about U.S. steel tariffs. We talk to former Prime Minister Paul Martin about the call and the notion that Canada poses a national...Show More

The U.S. administration says Donald Trump wants to split the NAFTA into two deals. Canada isn't having it, but what does Mexico think? We ask Mexican Ambassador to Canada Dionisio Perez Jacome. Plus, the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous W...Show More

Kathleen Wynne's campaign co-chair David Herle joins Vassy to explain the tactics behind the Liberal leader's shocking admission of defeat. Plus: the Power Panel debates strategic voting (does it work?) and a $3 million bonus for Kinder Morgan execut...Show More

Donald Trump fires back at Canada for the government's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. MPs discuss next steps, former trade adviser to George W. Bush Phil Levy offers an American perspective, and the Power Panel talks tariffs and why Paul Martin...Show More

Canada hit back against the U.S. with dollar-for-dollar tariffs on everything from steel products to maple syrup. Are the two countries headed for a trade war? And what does this mean for NAFTA negotiations? Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland...Show More

Finance Min. Bill Morneau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley make the case for the federal government buying the Trans Mountain pipeline, while Opposition MPs raise some red flags. Plus: Auditor General Michael Ferguson doesn't hold back in a blisteri...Show More

"They've snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory before": Hannah Thibedeau brings us the details of her interview with Former Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown before Eric Grenier breaks down the latest polls. Plus, MPs discuss Kinder Morgan's fast ...Show More

As the NDP takes the lead in the polls, is the party peaking too early? Our panel of political commentators debate, argue and analyze. Plus: Magid Magid is 28, a Somali refugee, and the new Lord Mayor of Sheffield, UK - and he's determined to shake u...Show More

U.S. President Donald Trump has cancelled his high-stakes summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. What does it mean for the peace process? Nonproliferation analyst Melissa Hanham weighs in. Plus, UCP Leader Jason Kenney says he regrets his comme...Show More

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley skipped a big Western Premiers conference in Yellowknife today as the Alberta-B.C. pipeline spat continues to spiral. Was skipping the party worth it? Plus, U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada is “very difficult to d...Show More

Ontario's NDP gains ground in the polls. Is this a new race with just two weeks to go? Plus, Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe wades into the pipeline battle between B.C. and Alberta, the Minister of Justice explains how her proposed divorce law overha...Show More

The New York Times' Rukmini Callimachi talks to Vassy about the latest revelations on her podcast 'Caliphate' about Canadian former jihadi Abu Huzaifa. Is he getting away with murder while living in Toronto? Plus: Vancouver becomes the first major Ca...Show More

Vassy gets the lowdown on NAFTA from the CBC's Katie Simpson and the Wilson Centre's Laura Dawson. Then, former Bloc Quebecois leader Michel Gauthier explains why he's switched party allegiances to the federal Conservatives. The Power Panel tries to ...Show More

The feds grease the wheels of the Trans Mountain project by promising to backstop the pipeline expansion. Vassy talks to both Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and B.C.'s Environment Minister George Heyman, then the Power Panel weighs in on what's ...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Brad, Susan, Rachel and Marie discuss the P&P interview with Glen Kirkland about NDP MP Christine Moore, Stephen Harper's increasing presence on the world stage, and how the government is dealing wit...Show More

Clashes in Gaza. Canada's former ambassador to Israel Jon Allen discusses what today's opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem -- and the Gaza violence that followed -- will mean for peace in the region. Plus: a former CSIS intelligence analyst Jess...Show More

A Canadian former jihadi living in Toronto admits on a New York Times podcast that he killed people while fighting in Syria. MPs debate how the government should be doing in responding to returning foreign fighters. Plus: Doug Ford's seeming fixation...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Jen, Marty, Paul and Hannah discuss the Canadian ISIS fighter's confession to the New York Times, Ontario leaders campaigning (and debating) in the north of the province, and former NDP MP Erin Weir ...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Stockwell, Chris, Supriya and Robin break down the back and forth over the transport bill in the Senate, former PM Stephen Harper signing an ad backing Trump on Iran, and MP Ted Falk's comment about ...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Dan Moulton, Andrew Cash, Tim Powers and Althia Raj discuss the official start to the Ontario election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response to Trump walking away from the Iran deal, and...Show More

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath discusses the costing of her party’s platform and whether or not she would be willing to form a minority government with Kathleen Wynne to stop a Doug Ford government. Former premiers Brad Wall and Robert Ghiz on wha...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Yolande James, Rick Anderson, Francoise Boivin and Aaron Wherry discuss the latest NDP MP to face misconduct allegations, the state of play in NAFTA negotiations, and the news that actors were paid t...Show More

U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. from the Iran nuclear agreement Tuesday; foreign policy analysts Shuvaloy Majumdar and Thomas Juneau debate the decision. Later in the show, former U.S. under secretary for arms control Thomas Countryman on...Show More

Make or break for NAFTA? President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Perrin Beatty discusses business confidence - or lack thereof - as NAFTA talks drag on. Plus: Jason Kenney addresses the controversial policies some members of his United ...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Rachel, Brad, Tiffany and Marie discuss Alberta's UCP convention, a heated Question Period on the asylum seeker issue, and Doug Ford's decision to drop Tanya Granic Allen from his party.

Border backlash? Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen discusses the U.S. decision to end protected status for Hondurans, and if the Safe Third Country Agreement needs a 'refresh.' Plus: MPs discuss why female politicians like Alberta Premier Rachel Notl...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Aaron, Marty, Paul and Kelly break down the Ontario NDP's first election ads, the UCP walkout in the Alberta legislature during a vote on abortion clinics, and the U.S. decision to end protected stat...Show More

Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir discusses the investigation into harassment allegations made against him and his subsequent expulsion from NDP caucus. Washington Post national security reporter Devlin Barrett on the significance of Trump lawyer Rudy Giulia...Show More

Parliament Hill is mourning the sudden death of Ontario MP Gord Brown; CBC’s Catherine Cullen on the tributes from the House of Commons today. Rob Silver, Denise Siele and Olivia Chow weigh in on the latest in the Ontario election, including Doug For...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Amanda Alvaro, Tim Powers, Kathleen Monk and Althia Raj discuss the sudden death of Ontario MP Gord Brown, the recommended amendments coming out of the Senate on the government’s legal pot bill, and ...Show More

The U.S. says it’s reviewing a proposal from Canada to amend the Safe Third Country Agreement, yet the Liberal government says nothing formal is on the table; MPs Mark Holland, Erin O’Toole and Jenny Kwan discuss. Acting Minister of Democratic Instit...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Rick Anderson, Supriya Dwivedi, Francoise Boivin and Evan Dyer discuss questions about the cost of the national carbon pricing plan, the mixed messages coming out of Canada and the U.S. on the Safe T...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Chad Rogers, Brad Lavigne, Susan Smith and Marie Vastel discuss the government’s proposed changes to Canadian elections law, Environment Canada’s analysis on the impact of the federal carbon pricing ...Show More

The temporary exemption granted to Canada on U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs expires expires at midnight Monday and it remains unclear if Canada will get an extension; CBC’s Katie Simpson brings us an update before the President of the Canadian Steel...Show More

Thomas Countryman and Marius Grinius break down North and South Korea's historic peace agreement. Plus: Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister on why the country's federation is "in disarray", and our panel of Ontario political strategists wrap up the week...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Catherine, Marty, Kelly and Jen discuss Manitoba's assertion that the feds can impose a carbon tax, and weigh in on the ONE campaign's bold video campaign prodding the Prime Minister on gender equali...Show More

B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman on why his province is taking its pipeline fight to court. Plus: former Secretary of State Madeline Albright discusses North and South Korea on the eve of a historic summit, and her new book on fascism.

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Stockwell, Chris, Robin and Susan discuss the government's 'March Madness' rush on cell phones, B.C.'s court reference filing on the pipeline, and Jagmeet Singh's double-check with his House leader o...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Amanda Alvaro, Tim Powers, Kathleen Monk and Althia Raj weigh in on the Conservatives going after the Liberals for giving grant money to “anti-pipeline” activists, the Ontario Auditor General’s repor...Show More

Ali Ehsassi, Liberal MP for the Toronto riding of Willowdale, on how his community is coping in the wake of the Toronto van attack. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale weighs in on the police response and the charges brought against the alleged atta...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Yolande James, Francoise Boivin, Rick Anderson, and Aaron Wherry discuss asylum seekers crossing the Quebec border, fallout from David Suzuki receiving and honorary degree from the University of Albe...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Jen Gerson, Kelly Cryderman, Marty Patriquin and Aaron Wherry discuss the week that was in Ontario politics, the evolving Liberal strategy on the Trans Mountain pipeline standoff and some of the idea...Show More

Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor on Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine Smith’s resolution calling on the Liberal party to consider decriminalizing illicit drugs as a way to combat the opioid crisis. David Axelrod, former chief political adviser to U...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Stockwell, Omar, Robin and Catherine discuss "freeing the beer", Andrew Scheer's plan to improve his image in Quebec, and Liberal MP Scott Simms' punishment for breaking ranks with his party.

Health MPs explain why they're backing a national pharmacare plan for Canada, and why their new report will help make it a reality. Plus: NDP leader Jagmeet Singh on how he would settle the controversy over the Trans Mountain pipeline, Ontario electi...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Tim, Kathleen, Althia and Amanda discuss Kathleen Wynne's attack on Doug Ford, Maxime Bernier's book bust, and the Trans Mountain pipeline crisis following Trudeau all the way to Europe.

The country’s provincial pipeline dispute is intensifying and expanding with both Alberta and Saskatchewan proposing retaliatory legislation against B.C.; MPs debate the standoff then Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe discusses his province’s plan. Late...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Yolande James, Catherine Cullen, Françoise Boivin and Rick Anderson discuss the intensifying standoff over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Quebec’s sounding of the alarm over the number of ill...Show More

MPs debate how Justin Trudeau might resolve the pipeline conflict between British Columbia and Alberta at Sunday's emergency meeting. Plus: Unifor president Jerry Dias shares why rumours of an approaching NAFTA deal is a 'straight fabrication', and t...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Kelly, Jen, Nick and Paul look ahead to the PM's meeting on Trans Mountain with B.C. and Alberta on Sunday, Jaspal Atwal's desire to testify about the India trip, and the Ontario Liberals' new ad cam...Show More

B.C. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip outlines some Indigenous reaction to the Trans Mountain faceoff between premiers and the federal government. Plus: the UN's assistant Secretary General Panos Moumtzis on the Syrian chemical attack crisis, and a German...Show More

Stockwell, Chris, Yolande and Robin discuss Trudeau's trip tweak to meet with premiers on the pipeline, the United States' interest in possibly joining the CPTPP deal, and Senator Peter Harder's paper accusing Tory senators of partisanship in the Red...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Tiffany Gooch, Kathleen Monk, Tim Powers and Althia Raj discuss the fate of the Trans Mountain pipeline project and the Prime Minister’s upcoming international trip.

Natural Resource Minister Jim Carr discusses the Trans Mountain pipeline standoff. NDP Environment Critic Alexandre Boulerice and Leader of the United Conservative Party of Alberta Jason Kenney weigh in on the pipeline impasse. Former U.S. under secr...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Yolande James, Martin Patriquin, Rick Anderson and Francoise Boivin discuss the federal government’s emergency cabinet meeting on how to save Trans Mountain, the implications of Maxime Bernier saying...Show More

China's ambassador to Canada, and Canada's former ambassador to China, both weigh in on the escalating trade war between China and the U.S. - and how Canada will be impacted. Plus: NAFTA insiders give us a peek behind closed doors as intense negotiat...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Stockwell, Sally, Supriya and Chris discuss positive NAFTA rumblings, the Doug Ford campaign's decision to forgo the media bus, and Tory senators' trip to Washington.

Canada's former ambassador to the U.S., Derek Burney and a panel of trade journalists weigh in on how close NAFTA negotiators are to reaching a deal. Plus: privacy watchdog Daniel Therrien on his office's investigation into Facebook, and Eric Grenier...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Brad, Lise, Tim, and Althia discuss NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg's comments on Russia and Trump, the Ontario election latest, and the new report about Canadians' perspectives on climate change.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells Vassy about the alliance's plan to deal with what he calls a "pattern of reckless Russian behaviour." Plus: the Ecofiscal Commission finds one in three Canadians aren't convinced climate change is man-mad...Show More

Canada's Special Envoy to Myanmar Bob Rae releases his final report on the Rohingya crisis, and explains why he thinks we're "living in a world without adult supervision." Plus: polls analyst Eric Grenier on why Trudeau's experiencing a mid-mandate s...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Marty, Yolande, Rick, and Francoise discuss Andrew Scheer's acceptance of a national security briefing on the India trip and Trudeau's midterm slump in the polls.

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Rachel, Susan, Brad and Jen debate the China - U.S. tariff tiff, and whether a Liberal MP breaking ranks on the summer jobs attestation will spell trouble for Trudeau.

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Stockwell, Yolande, Brad and Paul discuss what it will take to fix Canada's court system, a tale of two budgets (Ontario and Quebec), and muse about what politicos should read into Roseanne's big rat...Show More

Pope Francis won't apologize for residential schools - why not? Vassy asks the Archbishop of Winnipeg, and the former premier of the N.W.T. and a residential school survivor himself weighs in. Plus: is the federal government considering a Netflix tax...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Rick, Supriya, Marty and Francoise discuss the Conservatives' procedural tactics to try and get a security briefing on the PM's India trip, the NDP's decision to punish an MP who voted rogue, Catheri...Show More

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, the UK High Commissioner, and former foreign affairs minister John Baird all discuss the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Canada. Plus: as B.C. explores new ways to block the Trans Mountain pipeline, Natural Resourc...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Pod. Rachel, Robin, Jen and Susan discuss calls in QP for a briefing with the National Security Adviser on the Atwal affair, government market debt, and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's interview on pipeline...Show More

The showdown in the House is over, so what was the point? MPs debate their marathon voting session. Plus: Occupy Wall Street co-creator Micah White looks ahead to Saturday's March for Our Lives protest in Washington on gun reform, and ITK leader Nata...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Robin, Stockwell, Dan and Chris look ahead to the Senate vote on the pot bill, political parties and data mining, and the Conservatives' play to get the national security adviser Daniel Jean to appea...Show More

Unifor National President Jerry Dias says the U.S. has dropped a contentious auto content demand in NAFTA negotiations. Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney weighs in on the news and how this affects optimism in NAFTA negotiations. MPs...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Jen Gerson, Amanda Alvaro, Farouk Karim and Tim Powers discuss the U.S. dropping a contentious auto content demand in NAFTA negotiations, gender-neutral greetings at Service Canada and Ontario Premie...Show More

The Liberal government has tabled new gun control legislation, but has the government struck the right balance? Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale discusses the government’s bill. Gun control analyst A.J. Somerset, and opposition MPs Candice Bergen...Show More

British police have launched a murder investigation into the death of a staunch Putin critic; former Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay weighs in on what the West must do to address continued provocations by Russia. NYT Washington Correspondent Ke...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Kelly Cryderman, Martin Patriquin, Mia Rabson, and Marie Vastel discuss the Ontario political scene ahead of the election in June, Jagmeet Singh’s week in the media spotlight, and Canada-U.S. steel t...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Jen Gerson, Stockwell Day, Supriya Dwivedi and Robin MacLachlan discuss Jagmeet Singh denouncing the glorification of the Air India bombing mastermind, U.S. President Donald Trump claiming he made up...Show More

President Trump told a fundraising crowd that he made up trade figures in a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; trade analysts John Weekes and Daniel Ikenson discuss. Plus, journalists Alex Panetta and Daniel Dale weigh in on Trump’s relation...Show More

The U.K. is expelling 23 Russian diplomats as fallout over a nerve agent attack on British soil intensifies; U.K. High Commissioner to Canada Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque discusses the move. Staunch Putin-critic Bill Browder weighs in on whether ...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Chad Rogers, Martin Patriquin, Yolande James and Kathleen Monk discuss Tillerson’s dismissal as Secretary of State, Andrew Scheer’s open letter to Quebec voters, and the Belgian King and Queen’s roya...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Marcella Munro, Dan Moulton, Rachel Curran and Josh Wingrove weigh in on what Doug Ford’s Ontario PC leadership win will mean for the upcoming election campaign, Trudeau’s three day tour of steel and...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel: Jen Gerson, Jason Markusoff, Aaron Wherry and Marie Vastel on the Ontario PC leadership race, the naming of Brenda Lucki as the next RCMP commissioner, and the latest threat in the Alberta-B.C. Trans...Show More

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale on the naming of Brenda Lucki as Canada’s first permanent female RCMP commissioner; a little later in the show Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology at the University of Ottawa, weighs in. U.S. Preside...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Stockwell, Lise, Robin and Althia break down what Canada's next moves should be after Trump grants an exception on steel tariffs, analyze Jaspal Atwal's press conference, and look ahead to the Ontari...Show More

Brief relief as the U.S. spares Canada from its steel and aluminum tariffs, but is it a win, or does it give Trump the upper hand in NAFTA talks? Laura Dawson, James Moore and Ontario's Economic Development Min. Steven Del Duca are here. Plus: the he...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Jen Gerson, Amanda Alvaro, Ian Capstick and Tim Powers discuss the Liberals’ slip in the polls, a possible carve out for Canada in Trump’s upcoming steel and aluminum tariffs, and the Ontario Liberal...Show More

Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman weighs in on Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S.. Ontario P.C. Interim Leader Vic Fedeli on the state of the party as member’s vote for their next leader. Murray Brews...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Yolande James, Marty Patriquin, Chad Rogers and Kathleen Monk discuss the departure of Trump’s top economic adviser and what that might mean for the President’s plan to slap tariffs on steel and alum...Show More

Tariff turmoil as Trump issues an ultimatum over NAFTA and steel, aluminum tariffs. How should Canada respond? Ontario's economic development minister Steven Del Duca is here. Plus: former U.S. ambassador to Canada James Blanchard and former chief NA...Show More

United Steelworkers international president Leo Gerard says he is going going to do everything he can to make sure Canada is exempt from Trump’s upcoming steel and aluminum tariffs. Canadian Press’ Alex Panetta and Scotiabank’s Brett House weighs in ...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Jason Markusoff, Paul Wells, Marie Vastel and Aaron Wherry discuss what the Prime Minister can if the U.S. slaps tariffs on steel and aluminum, Martine Ouellet’s future as leader of the Bloc Quebecoi...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Robin, Stockwell, Supriya and Jen discuss Goodale's grilling over the Atwal affair, Trump's steel tariff vow, and highlights from the final Ontario PC leadership debate.

Hamilton's mayor reacts to President Trump's plan to slap tariffs on steel and aluminium imports next week. Plus: former CSIS director Ward Elcock on the role a top security official played in the Atwal affair, and Eric Grenier looks at whether the B...Show More

Get your political quick fix with the Power Panel. Lise Jolicoeur, Marty Patriquin, Tim Powers and Ian Capstick discuss the diplomatic fallout stemming from the PMO’s handling of the Atwal controversy, the government’s new commitment to national phar...Show More